Bible Dictionary: Define

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.

2. (v. t.) To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country.

3. (v. t.) To determine with precision; to mark out with distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the defining power of an optical instrument.

4. (v. t.) To determine the precise signification of; to fix the meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a scientific term.

5. (v. i.) To determine; to decide.

Greek

3724. horizo -- to mark off by boundaries, to determine
... mark off by boundaries, to determine. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: horizo
Phonetic Spelling: (hor-id'-zo) Short Definition: I define, determine, appoint ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5429. seah -- seah (a measure of flour or grain)
... measure. From an unused root meaning to define; a seah, or certain measure (as
determinative) for grain -- measure. 5428, 5429. seah. 5430 . Strong's Numbers
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Library

Dost Thou Bid Me Assent, if any Define Time to be "Motion of a ...
... Book XI Chapter XXIV Dost Thou bid me assent, if any define time to be
"motion of a body?"� Dost Thou bid me assent, if any define ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xxiv dost thou bid.htm

Objections Continued. Whether is the Unoriginate one or Two? ...
... Whether is the Unoriginate one or two? Inconsistent in Arians to use an unscriptural
word; necessary to define its meaning. Different senses of the word. ...
/.../chapter ix objections continued whether is.htm

Augustin did not Venture to Define Anything About the Propagation ...
... A Treatise on the soul and its origin, Chapter 27 [XVII.]"Augustin Did Not
Venture to Define Anything About the Propagation of the Soul. ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 27 xvii augustin did not.htm

Note C. The Holiness of God.
... There is not one of the attributes of God which theologians have found it so
difficult to define, or concerning which they differ so much. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/murray/holy in christ/note c the holiness of.htm

On Schism
... They seldom agreed as to the meaning of the word concerning which they disputed:
and if they did not fix the meaning of this, if they did not define the term ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 75 on schism.htm

From Sinai to Kadesh.
... This is given in the form of ten commandments (Ex. ch.20) and relates to individual
obligations, (a) The first four define one's obligations to God. ...
/.../tidwell/the bible period by period/chapter vi from sinai to.htm

Whether Only Knowledge that is Loved is the Word of the Mind.
... Nor is it the knowledge of vices that displeases us, but the vices themselves. For
I like to know and define what intemperance is; and this is its word. ...
/.../augustine/on the holy trinity/chapter 10 whether only knowledge that.htm

Sanctification.
... II. Define the principal terms to be used in this discussion. Here let me remark,
that a definition of terms, in all discussions, is of prime importance. ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xxxvii sanctification.htm

The Fruits of the Spirit.
... But before these questions can be answered, we must define, it is discovered, what
we mean by Christianity, the Christian religion, the Church. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/kingsley/westminster sermons/sermon vi the fruits of.htm

Prayer --Fills Man's Poverty with God's Riches
... It is more of feeling than of words. Praying is the best school in which to learn
to pray, prayer the best dictionary to define the art and nature of praying. ...
/.../bounds/the reality of prayer/ii prayerfills mans poverty with.htm

Thesaurus

Define (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (vt) To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark the limits of;
as, to define the extent of a kingdom or country. ...Define (2 Occurrences). ...
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Colors (12 Occurrences)
... and modern. This does not indicate a want of appreciation of color but a
failure to analyze and define color effects. The inhabitants ...
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Damnable (1 Occurrence)
... translated "condemnation," and where "judgment" regarded as an accomplished fact
involves a sentence of guilt, they together with katakrino define the relation ...
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Damn
... translated "condemnation," and where "judgment" regarded as an accomplished fact
involves a sentence of guilt, they together with katakrino define the relation ...
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Color (18 Occurrences)
... and modern. This does not indicate a want of appreciation of color but a
failure to analyze and define color effects. The inhabitants ...
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Damnation (11 Occurrences)
... translated "condemnation," and where "judgment" regarded as an accomplished fact
involves a sentence of guilt, they together with katakrino define the relation ...
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Defiling (10 Occurrences)

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Vindication (14 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 62:2 And nations have seen thy righteousness, And all kings thine honour,
And He is giving to thee a new name, That the mouth of Jehovah doth define. ...
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Zebulun (46 Occurrences)
... The area of his possession is in general clear enough, but it is impossible
to define the boundaries exactly (Joshua 19:10-16). ...
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Negeb (37 Occurrences)
... To this we may add the Negeb of Arad (Judges 1:16). It is impossible to define the
districts of these various clans (see separate articles under these names). ...
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Bible Concordance

Define (2 Occurrences)

Genesis 30:28 He saith also, 'Define thy hire to me, and I give.'
(YLT)

Isaiah 62:2 And nations have seen thy righteousness, And all kings thine honour, And He is giving to thee a new name, That the mouth of Jehovah doth define.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Define

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Colors (12 Occurrences)

Damnable (1 Occurrence)

Damn

Color (18 Occurrences)

Damnation (11 Occurrences)

Defiling (10 Occurrences)

Vindication (14 Occurrences)

Zebulun (46 Occurrences)

Negeb (37 Occurrences)